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Johnny Pacheco

Johnny Pacheco has been played on NTS in shows including Rachel Grace Almeida, featured first on 2 April 2015. Songs played include Quimbara, Yembe Laroco and Descarga Fania.

Johnny Pacheco (March 25,1935 - February 15, 2021) was a Dominican-American musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer. He became one of the leading exponents of a new dance in the late 1950s called the pachanga, a blend of Cuban rhythms and merengue, which propelled him to worldwide notoriety, and had an important role in the evolution of Latin music.

Pacheco inherited his passion for music from his father, Rafael Azarias Pacheco, who was the bandleader and clarinetist…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Quimbara
Celia, Johnny
Vaya Records1974
Quimbara
Celia, JohnnyVaya Records1974
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Yembe Laroco
Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco
Vaya Records1978
Yembe Laroco
Celia Cruz, Johnny PachecoVaya Records1978
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Descarga Fania
Fania All Stars feat. Adalberto Santiago, Barry Rogers, Billy Cobham, Bobby Cruz, Bobby Quesada, Bobby Rodriguez, Bobby Valentin, Celia Cruz, José "Cheo" Feliciano, Eddie Palmieri, Hector Lavoe, Hector Zarzuela, Ismael Miranda, Jimmy Sabater, Johnny Pacheco, Jorge "Malo" Santana, José Rodriguez, Justo Betancourt, Larry Harlow, Larry Spencer, Lewis Kahn, Louie Ramirez, Manu Dibango, Mongo Santamaria, Monguito, Nicky Marrero, Oreste Vilato, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, Ralph Marzán, Ralph Robles, Ray Barretto, Ray Maldonado, Reinaldo Jorge, Ricardo Ray, Roberto Rodriguez, Santos Colón, Tito Puente, Willie Colon, Yomo Toro
Vampi Soul2005
Descarga Fania
Fania All Stars feat. Adalberto Santiago, Barry Rogers, Billy Cobham, Bobby Cruz, Bobby Quesada, Bobby Rodriguez, Bobby Valentin, Celia Cruz, José "Cheo" Feliciano, Eddie Palmieri, Hector Lavoe, Hector Zarzuela, Ismael Miranda, Jimmy Sabater, Johnny Pacheco, Jorge "Malo" Santana, José Rodriguez, Justo Betancourt, Larry Harlow, Larry Spencer, Lewis Kahn, Louie Ramirez, Manu Dibango, Mongo Santamaria, Monguito, Nicky Marrero, Oreste Vilato, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, Ralph Marzán, Ralph Robles, Ray Barretto, Ray Maldonado, Reinaldo Jorge, Ricardo Ray, Roberto Rodriguez, Santos Colón, Tito Puente, Willie Colon, Yomo ToroVampi Soul2005
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Toro Mata
Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco
Infopesa1974
Toro Mata
Celia Cruz, Johnny PachecoInfopesa1974
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Lo Tuyo Es Mental
Celia Cruz, J. Pacheco
Vaya Records1974
Lo Tuyo Es Mental
Celia Cruz, J. PachecoVaya Records1974
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Quimbara
Celia Cruz, J. Pacheco
Vaya Records1974
Quimbara
Celia Cruz, J. PachecoVaya Records1974
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Toro Mata
Celia, Johnny
Vaya Records, Craft Recordings, Craft Recordings Latino2019
Toro Mata
Celia, JohnnyVaya Records, Craft Recordings, Craft Recordings Latino2019
Discogs
Lo Tuyo Es Mental
Celia, Johnny
Vaya Records1974
Lo Tuyo Es Mental
Celia, JohnnyVaya Records1974
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